Originally posted by normhead Since in many cropped images, framing is an issue, I'm not sure I'd use that. I generally want the full frame, giving me more opportunity to change my crop afterwards. To me one of the biggest advantages of 24 MP is the ability to crop after shooting, an extra 1000 pixels of croppable image. It would be interesting to hear from an D7100 users if they actually use that mode and why. To me, if Pentax asked me if they'd should implement that mode, I'd probably say don't waste the resources. Cropping is just one of those things better done with more information, not less. Especially in BiFs where the subject often isn't n the same spot in the finished image it was in when you pressed the shutter release.
But hey, maybe someone will explain what situation they use this feature in. I certainly don't see how for myself it could make up for 2 stops less AF capability in the low end.
I would have thought that the only real use for in-camera cropping from a larger image circle is where careful composition is possible! And even then - why bother, since you are not taking many photos so their size doesn't matter?
I fully agree with you - for action of any type, keep as many pixels as possible, both to allow for errors at taking time, and for composition in post-processing.
(Edit: I shoot only DNG. Perhaps different principles apply when shooting low resolution JPEGs).
Last edited by Barry Pearson; 10-13-2013 at 04:04 AM.